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Half a million dollars stolen in Somali Central Bank robbery
  • August 25, 2016
  • Unity Times

-Anietie Udobit

An employee at the bank, a cashier, is a key suspect in the stealing of $530,000; involvement of collaborators possible: sources
A journalist for Voice of America, Harun Maruf, has been tweeting updates from the capital, Mogadishu, about the theft of the $530,000 (£401,000):
Somali Central Bank Governor confirmed that $530,000 has been stolen from the Bank by Somali Government Officials.
Money was removed from bank in small instalments, each time a withdrawal was made same amount of fake bill was deposited:officials
The suspected employee is at large, investigation is underway: officials
The Somali government’s official Twitter profile has confirmed reports of a robbery at the country’s central bank:

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